Window and door awning or shade



(No Model.)

G. W. 000K WINDOW ANDDOOR AWNING ORSHADE.

No. 315,250. Patented Apr. 711885.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..-

GEORGE WV. COOK, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WINDOW AN DDOORAWNING OR SHADE.

SPECIFICATION forming part o f Letters Patent. No. 315,250, dated April'7, 1885.

Application filed July 17, 1ss4. No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern;

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. CooK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented anew and useful Improve ment in Window and Door Awnings, ofwhich the following, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is aspecification.

The nature of this invention consists inan adjustable folding metallicwindow or door shade.

The object of the invention is, first, the great durability of such aconstruction over that of the present canvas awnings; second, the betterprotection from the suns rays, as the light and heat cannot penetratethe material used in the construction third, it is not liable to takefire from flying sparks or from the burning of an adjacent or oppositebuilding, but on the contrarycan be used as a protection in these lattercases, while the canvas awnings increase thedanger to the buildings towhich they are attached; fourth,it is not necessary to remove this shadein the fall, it

can remain a permanent fixture and be used to protect the window fromrain, hall, and snow; fifth, as it will not retain or hold water, itdoes not require any attention during the time of or after a rain;sixth, in addition to its usefulness it can be made very ornamental tobuildingswhere inside blinds are used.

Figure l is a perspective View of the entire device as attached to abuilding and lowered to the full extent; Fig. 2, a front view with theseveral sections, A, elevated or closed up; Fig. 3, a view from therear, showing cords, pulleys, and points of attachment with sections Alowered; Fig. 4, sectional view through the center, one-half of thesections elevated, remainder shown in dotted lines; Fig. 5, detail viewof one of the sections A; Fig. 6, section on line 6 6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7,section on line 7 7 of Fig. 4:.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts.

I construct the series of leaves, consisting of the top and sides, A Aand A, (shown in Figs. 1 and 5,) out of tin, sheet-iron, or any othermetallic substance, commencing with the leaf A and decreasing the sizeof each leaf in succession, so that they will fold one inside of theother, and in order to strengthen andhold the metal plates in positionIfold in each edge of the several leaves a wire or iron rod, as

shown at a in Figs. 4 and 6. This rod is so folded and inclosed in theedges of each leaf 5,5

or plate as to form a projection the thickness of the 'rod alternatelyon the two sides and top of each leaf, (shown in Figs. 4 and 4,) so thatwhen the leaves are open or extended, as in Fig. 1, these projectionslap each other at the top, and form a lock against a separation of theleaves when the awning is in use. The outer leaf, A, is permanetlyattached to the window or door casing, or to the main building, asherein represented, by means of bolts or screws passing through theflange B. This section of the leaves serves as a receptacle for thebalance when they are drawn up to their full extent, as in Fig. 2. Theleaves are all attached together and hinged by means of the bolts apassing through them; and as the weight of all of the leaves, except A,rests upon the two bolts, I attach the brackets C to the window-casingor other suitable points, by which one end of the bolt is supported, theother end having a bearing upon the fixed section A.

As the device will require painting, in order to prevent the flatsurface of the leaves from rubbing against each other, and therebydisfigure the sides, I place the washers a between each leaf at thebottom or tapered ends, and upon the sides, at or near the top ofeachsection, I place the bars a which in raising and lowering thesections have a friction-bearing against the side projections, a, of.the next leaf.

In order to raise each section or leaf in turn, commencing at the bottomor lower section, I place the flange a on each-of the two lower cornersof this section. (Better shown in Fig.

2.) This flange proj ects sufficient to receive the edges and weight ofall the other adjustable sections. Upon the inside of the lower sectionI place the slugs a a, to which I attach one end of each of the cords DD, and passing the cords over the pulleys d d, which are placed at thetop and back corners of the shade or upon the window-casings, as shownin Figs. 3 and 4, I hereby have the means for operating the device. Asthe metal used for the foundation of this construction will of necessityrequire to be light, and may require strengthening or stiffening (inaddition to the rods a) in the construction of the larger sizes, I wouldrecommend a lining of thin board on the insides of the sides and top ofeach leaf or section.

In the construction of the shade I do not confine myself to anyparticular number of the folding leaves, nor to the shape of that partof the leaf forming the top, as they will of necessity be shaped at thetop to conform with the top of the windows and doors, many of which areoval and half-round.

What I'claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

GEORGE W. COOK Witnesses:

JosEPH SAMPSON, EDWARD T. CAHTLL.

